According to the research, conducted by Rutgers University, US, coffee could fight both Parkinson’s disease and a form of dementia called dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

For the study, a team of scientists used a mice model including rodents with the risk of developing both diseases. The tests showed that two compounds found in coffee, caffeine and EHT, prevented alpha-synuclein from building-up after just six months.

At the present moment, the researchers hope that these two compounds found in coffee could be integrated into a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies in humans. These diseases are considered incurable.

A new study from Iowa State University, US, suggests that singing may have certain benefits for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. These benefits include improving motor function and a reduction of stress.

For the study, the researchers measured heart rate, blood pressure and cortisol levels in 17 participants with the condition before the one-hour singing session.

Study leader Elizabeth Stegemöller, an assistant professor of kinesiology, explains: “We see the improvement every week when they leave a singing group. It’s almost like they have a little pep in their step. We know they’re feeling better and their mood is elevated. Some of the symptoms that are improving, such as finger tapping and the gait, don’t always readily respond to medication, but with singing, they’re improving.”

A new study, led by Professor Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede from the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, suggests that eating cod, herring, and red snapper may help in preventing Parkinson’s disease.

The researchers also highlight that fish is normally a lot more nutritious at the end of summer because of increased metabolic activity.

One of the study researchers Nathalie Scheers says: “Levels of parvalbumin [a protein that prevents the formation of protein structures associated with the tremor disorder] are much higher in fish after they had a lot of sun, so it could be worthwhile increasing consumption during autumn.”

Other conditions linked to protein formation in the brain such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases may also benefit from higher fish consumption. The researchers plan to investigate the potential of parvalbumin in the future studies.

A new study, led by Professor Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede from the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, suggests that eating cod, herring, and red snapper may help in preventing Parkinson’s disease.

The researchers also highlight that fish is normally a lot more nutritious at the end of summer because of increased metabolic activity.

One of the study researchers Nathalie Scheers says: “Levels of parvalbumin [a protein that prevents the formation of protein structures associated with the tremor disorder] are much higher in fish after they had a lot of sun, so it could be worthwhile increasing consumption during autumn.”

Other conditions linked to protein formation in the brain such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases may also benefit from higher fish consumption. The researchers plan to investigate the potential of parvalbumin in the future studies.

A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, US, finds that the risk of Parkinson’s disease was greater for people who are at least three servings of low-fat dairy daily, compared to those who consumed just one serving.

The study included 80,736 women and 48,610 included into the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study correspondingly. Every 4 years, the participants completed a dietary questionnaire, and the scientists assessed the types of low-fat and full-fat dairy products that included milk, cream, cheese, butter, ice cream, and sherbet.

The researchers concluded that participants who consumed at least three servings of dairy every day had 34% greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.